The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-09-17
VISITING COSTUMES.
Elegant Toilets Brought Out During the
Midsummer Season.


One of the most stylish costumes pre-
sented has plain skirt in peau de so c
in one of the new biscuit shades. 1t
is bordered about the lower edge and
down the front side with band of the
material embroidered in Egyptian de-
signs in gold thread. This overskirt
part opens on the left side, disclosing
fan panel of the fabric. The short
tunic is drapcd so that it covers the
edge of the bodice and falls slightly
over the panel on the left side; it is
then carried up to meet the full pulled
drapcry at the back. The corsagc has
plated chemisctte in biscuit surah.
with corsclet front of the material,
embroidered and laced with gold. The
collar and cuffs are of peau de sole, en-
broidered with gold in smaller designs
than those on the band trimming
skirt.
The hat to wear with this very strik-
ing and becoming dress is in fancy bis
cult straw, the brim is upturncd and
secured to the crown at the left side.
and the hat is trimmed profuscly with
loops OF ribbon in the color of dress
goods and clusters of yellow and gold
flowers. The parasol is in the tone OF
the dress, with band border an suite
with that on the skirt, the embroidery
designs being in size between those
on the collar and cuffs and the larger
ones on the skirt trimming.
Rather more simple in construction
is suit of blue wooden stuff. with large
spots in a darker shade of blue. The
underskirt is perfectly plain. The long
drapery' is gracefully arranged scarf
fashion in front, and in puffs at the
back. The bodice has tucked front
of blue surah, and the dress is COM
pletcd with collar, cuffs and full fold
belt to match. The cream colored
straw hat is trimmed with Frenchy
combination of blue, pink and cream
in ribbons and flowers.
Pompadour poplinctte and soft surah
in the heliotrope shades are combined
in a novel and graceful toilet just fin
ished by a leading modiste. The pop
linette is striped in two tones of hello.
trope and has tiny sprays of pink flow.
ers with green leaves running through
the lighter stripe The skirt is made
of poplinettc and is plain in front, but
plated at the back. The fiat apron
and panel in heliotrope surah arc
Joined together by bows of ribbon or
the right side. A draped tunc falls il
coquillc folds in the center and cover.
the left SIDE, and the drapery at the
back is Topped in puffs. The sural
revers finish the corsage of poplinettc
which is open, with waistcoat ant
striped gauze over the bust and j.
joined below by bows of ribbon IL
match those on the skirt The collar
and cuffs are of surah.
The capotc is formed of multi-coloret
heliotrope beads. in which all the tone.
of that sweet-scented flower combine
from the richest purple to the Lavender
and pink. This bonnet is trimmed ii
front with sprigs of mignonettc ant
heliotrope with pink-edged lilac ribbon
Cream parasol, with heliotrope bor!el
and unique handle in natural Woo
! tied with ribbon bow.
/ About the newest summer toile
brought out is one with skirt of EN-
broidered net over a silk foundation
skirt, which is finished at the lowe
edge with II narrow plating of the silk
The tunic is of striped SHOT silk, opel
and plated in front and drapcd at tn,
back, where it merges in tho puffet
back drapcry. The pointed corsage o
striped silk is open in front, where it i
trimmed with jabot of embroiderct
net and II fchu composed of silk ant
embroidery. The sleeves arc Finished
TO match. The stylish straw hat !
trimmed with striped gauzc and viii
flowers IN suitable cologs, = CAlcaq'
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